Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-16
TWO MEN SHOT DEAD.
FIFTY-FOUR C0NsTABLEs BADLY
HURT AT MITCHEISTOWN.
Fatal Encounter of Police with Land
League Sympathizers-Discus of
Proposed Investigation in the
House of Commons.

DUBLIN, Sept. 10.-At Mitchelstown last
evening meeting of Irish sympatnlz'rs was
held in the open air. The Police tried to force
their way up They Were met by number
OF Tipperary men, with blacktnuru, and a
collision took place, the police using batons.
The police were obliged to retreat.
They reformed and fired alb ut six shots.
Two mon were shot dead, ana three we're
seriously wounded
Mr.. Drummer, Home Rule member for
Northwich, England, was at tn meeting.
Mr.. Thomas Ellis, NJ. F., the Parnell of
Wales, was also present. Capt Segrave,
X. N, was in charge of the police He was
much excited, and Mr. Dillon, NJ. p, held
him by IT, arms in order to calm him down.
Over POO policemen were engaged in the
encounter. The military, of whom about
500 were present, did not fire
The meeting was attended 10y 1000 per.
sons. Messrs. Dillon, Drummer, Labouchere,
John Ellis Gil, Condor and OHea were
present.
a government reporter, with an escort of
police, tried to push to the front. The crowd
resisted them with sticks and stones. The
police then made charge against the crowd,
and were repul.ed by men on horseback.
Mr.. Condor tried to pacify the crowd.
Rlordan, resi- lent of the locality. and an
elderly cabmau named Fernoy. The in
juries received 10y the police consist prin-
cipally of scalp wounds and bruises
Mr. Labouchere was witness to the whole
scene from a carriage. He asked Magistrate
Seagraye if a meeting might be held else
where. Seagrave replied that meeting
might be held anywhere outside the town.
Then constable came up and spoke to Sea-
grave, and I Q latter Immediately corrected
himself, dee ming to allow ~. citing to be
held anyVh ia.
Seasrave was in Il hotel when the police
fred. Il is not known Mt present who or
dered them 10 fire. Mr.. Dillon. Father
O'Calaghan aud Father OConnell followed
the police and entered the barracks with
them. The two priests Were put out. Mr..
Dillon was inside during the firing. He says
that nu"n confusion prevailed, nobody SEEM
ing TO bc in command. Mr.. Lgbouchare ar
rived later and asked tie Inspector t. ascer-
tain VINO fr,i tie shots. Ta- inspector
refused to make any such inquiry
youth has been found who says he can
identify The con~tib who Killed Riordan.
Dr.. Fentun expresses the opinion that Ror-
dan was not killed hy bullet, hut by blow
OH the head with the muzzle of a carbine
Flfty-four cons,aoles were treated for
slight injuries.
This morning the Police assert that the
trouble was due to the fact that the Nation
alist leaders shouted to the mob to hold to-
gether, and that the fault lies with them for
inc iting tie People to resist the police. To
day the town isqu.et, comparatively, though
men stand in frequent knots scussing yes
terday's bloody ARRAY. Tho Nationalists ex-
ultingly congratulate Themselves that they
made good liaat, and were wcFstod, not by
physical force, but by IL arms Of their
enemies.
Many single instances Of the fight are the
topic Of conversation, and deeds ot personal
proves are boast i OF. On, Tipperary boy
is especially spoken Of q, breaking a square
Of twelve police. He fought the whole
twelve single handed, and gavo good many
broken heads but was finally overpowered
by his opponents The mob then turned in
and took him out of the hands of his captors
The police paraded this morning, but pre-
sented a sorry spectacle, the majority Of
them being enveopad in bandages Four,
teen Of their number are being cared for at
the hospital, their wounds warranting such
treatment.